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author | Alan Hicks <alan@lizella.net> | 2010-07-03 15:31:06 -0400 |
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committer | Alan Hicks <alan@lizella.net> | 2010-07-03 15:31:06 -0400 |
commit | 5c55465cbd121f6a683b162b2ce30c2ac230ac95 (patch) | |
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download | slackbook-5c55465cbd121f6a683b162b2ce30c2ac230ac95.tar.xz |
Completed a couple of TODO items.
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diff --git a/chapter_08.xml b/chapter_08.xml index 1ba3035..69e9dc5 100644 --- a/chapter_08.xml +++ b/chapter_08.xml @@ -9,24 +9,38 @@ <title>Choosing A Printer</title> <para> -Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do -eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad -minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip -ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in -voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. +Linux hasn't always had a great history with printers. For many years, +printing was a black art to many Linux users, and very few printers +worked reliably. Today, most printers will work well with Linux, but +some still do not. If you're purchasing a new printer, be aware that +many of the cheap inkjet models aren't as well supported in Linux as +more expensive laser printers. If you're unsure about a printer, you +can check online to see if others have had success with it. +</para> + +<para> +All these warnings are perhaps a bit overkill though, as the large +majority of printers work with Linux after only a brief and simple +setup. The progress in this direction is largely due to the efforts of +the Common UNIX Printing System, (CUPS). CUPS is a printing system used +by Slackware and most other Linux distributions today. It primarily uses +a graphical setup procedure accessed via a web browser. In order to +setup a printer with CUPS, you'll need to open a web browser such as +firefox, konqueror, or links and go to +<ulink url="http://localhost:631">http://localhost:631</ulink>. </para> +<imagedata fileref="img/cups-01.png" format="PNG" /> + </section> <section> <title>Setting Up a Printer in CUPS</title> <para> -Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do -eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad -minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip -ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in -voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. +From this point onward, setting up a printer is just a series of +following the step-by-step instructions with CUPS, but a few areas +merit some clarification. </para> </section> |